Evaluation of Foundry Properties of Brahmaputra River Sand and its Prospects

• Autorzy: Rana Md. Shohel , Shahriar Md. Shams , Alam Md. Sha , Hossain Md. Imam Sohel , Biswas Pradip Kumar , Zaman Mohammad Nazin

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/afe.2023.144299

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The river system of the Bengal delta encompasses a huge amount of fluvial sand; however, no comprehensive studies were available on using this river sand in foundry industries. Hence, the present research evaluates the foundry properties of trans-boundary Brahmaputra River sand and its prospects for use in foundries. Several laboratory analyses have been performed to elicit the foundry properties using standard methods of foundry analysis, including XRD, XRF, TG-DSC, and FESEM. From the study, the sand contains mainly quartz with small amounts of feldspar, amphibole, chlorite, and mica, and exhibits a subangular to subrounded shape. The sand is dominated by SiO2 (67.81-69.97%) and lesser amounts of other oxides, and it is thermally stable within 1000 °C temperature. The grain fineness number (64-79), mineralogical, chemical, thermal, and foundry properties are suitable for non-ferrous metal casting without distortion. Further, the aluminum and zinc alloy casting with trials demonstrate their potential for use in the foundry industries. The outcomes of this study thus offer valuable information about utilizing Brahmaputra River sand for foundry applications.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

foundry properties; grain fineness number; green strength; metal casting; river sand

PL

właściwości odlewnicze; rozdrobnienie ziarna; odlew metalowy; piasek rzeczny

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 23, iss. 2
• Strony: 80--90
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Rana Md. Shohel

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

autor

Shahriar Md. Shams

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

autor

Alam Md. Sha

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5548-4578

autor

Hossain Md. Imam Sohel

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7462-5589

autor

Biswas Pradip Kumar

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM), Joypurhat, Bangladesh

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4773-4725

autor

Zaman Mohammad Nazin

• Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM), Joypurhat, Bangladesh

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-9887

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023)